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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence,...
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
A Danish prince avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius who murdered the king, usurped the throne, and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, considered the most complex of all Shakespeare's characters, examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt, and death.
Series
Publisher
BWE Video
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Streetwise 10-year-old Daniel Guerra is ten forms an unlikely friendship with eccentric Italian immigrant Sam Rodia who spent over 30 years building the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Through Rodia, Daniel gains hope and a new set of values, and he fights to save Rodia's lifework when the country slates it for demolition.
11) Julius Caesar
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Language
English
Description
"Breaking all conventional rules of drama, Shakespear creates neither a clear-cut hero nor a villain. Instead, this great tragedy presents complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another, and themselves."--Container.
13) Romeo & Juliet
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2000 or 2001]
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their feuding families, and take their own lives.
14) Titus Andronicus
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2000 or 2001]
Language
English
Description
Set in late Roman times, this tragedy draws on mythology for brutal tales, such as a banquet where a mother is served the flesh of her sons. Titus Andronicus is created as a commanding figure of bravery with a flawed sense of honor, a concern for the reputation of mobility than for its substance.
15) Othello
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, arousing the jealousy of Iago, who conspires to undo them both. Iago tells Othello that his wife, the beautiful Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio.
18) Spirit rider
Series
Publisher
All Things Family
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A teenager boy who has been in foster homes for ten years, is placed back on his family's reservation with his grandfather, where he struggles to fit in.
20) City boy
Series
Publisher
Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Nick, a seventeen-year-old orphan, leaves Chicago searching for his identity, and unexpectedly finds romance and a home in a majestic forest. Nick finds himself torn between his love for Angelica, who believes the forest should be preserved, and loyalty to his boss, the owner of a lumber company. In the end they must unite to catch the murderous thieves who are destroying the land.